Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Chargers Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Randy Finney League: Tri-Valley - West Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2011 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Evan Howard 6'1" 215 Senior RB/DE 4.60 Jake Kaufmann 6'0.5" 245 Senior LB/OL 4.85 Chris Deneen 6'1" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.00 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Linemen, RBs, WRs Team Weaknesses: Speed RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -19.2 2011 National Rank: #12053 2011 State Rank: #493 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: -19.7 2012 National Rank: #12052 2012 State Rank: #488 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -19.8 Dynasty National Rank: #13163 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1 Dynasty Record: 17-64 (8-52 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 3-6 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th) 2011 Points For Average: 24.7 2011 Points Against Average: 43 2011 Differential: -18.3 2011 Wins: #12496 St. Louis (34-33), #12712 Breckenridge (33-27), #14335 All Saints Central (Bay City) (53-6) 2011 Losses: #636 Ithaca (70-0), #5845 Carrollton (41-6), #7418 St. Charles (66-21), #8903 Coleman (32-20), #9564 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (42-7), #10004 Merrill (70-48) 2011 Opponents W-L: 49-42 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 at All Saints Central (Bay City), 8/30 at Breckenridge, 9/7 Ithaca, 9/14 St. Charles, 9/21 at St. Louis, 9/28 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw), 10/5 at Carrollton, 10/12 at Merrill, 10/19 Coleman Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ithaca (43.8), Carrollton (8.4), St. Charles (-1.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: All Saints Central (Bay City) (-31.5), St. Louis (-29.2), Breckenridge (-23.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #369 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9632 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%